Dental Assistant

Company: Carousel Dentistry
Location: Durham
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Dental Assistant
Full-time DA II ready to work in a busy pediatric setting. We work 4 days per week 8-4:30 and we alternate Mondays and Fridays as off days. Tasks include, but not limited to---

Assist the doctor with all dental procedures
Perform efficient and accurate procedures to help maintain doctor's schedule and patient flow
Review patient chart prior to doctor arrival and log appropriate patient data during exam and treatment as well as transcribe doctor notes in patient chart
Maintain patient confidentiality through HIPAA compliance
Follow OSHA and company safety policies and procedures
Educate patients and address their questions and/or concerns
Verify patient health history (basic health review, medications, understanding impact with dentistry) and document appropriately in patient's chart.
Clean and prepare operatory per company procedures prior to patient appointment
Sterilize equipment and operatories per OSHA guidelines


We take great pride in providing high-quality dental care with an emphasis on positive experiences for our parents and their little ones. We work together to ensure that a family environment is maintained. Paid vacation and sick time accrues monthly (vacation time accrues at higher rates at start of years 2, 4, & 6). There is a monthly bonus of $250 to help defray the cost of benefits we do not provide. We have 8 paid holidays yearly. Our employees can count on their scheduled hours- for example, if we encounter a slow day, we do not believe in sending our staff home

Keywords: Carousel Dentistry, Durham , Dental Assistant, Healthcare , Durham, North Carolina